Mechanism and mechanical method for making runproof or run-re-sistant full-fashionedhosiery



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MECHNISM AND MECHANICAL METHODTOR vMAKING* RUNPROOF OR RUN RESISTANT FULL FASHIONED HOSIERY Filed May l, 1934 19 Sheets-Sheet 18 OC- 30, 1934- E. E. CARLSON MECHNISM AND MECHANICAL METHOD FOR MAKIN ORvRUN RESISTANT FULL FASHIONED HOSIERY Filed May 1,' 1954 Patented Oct. 30, 1934 MECHANISM AND MECHANICAL BIETHOD` FOB MAKING RUNPROOF B BUN-BE- SISTANT FULL-FASHIONED HOSIERY Ellsworth E. Carlson, Saratoga Springs, N. Y., as-

signor to Van Raalte Company, New. York. N. Y., a corporation of New York Application May 1, 1934-, Serial N0, 723,298

32 Claims.

This invention relates to mechanism and mechanical method for making run-proof or vrunresistant full-fashioned hosiery and particularly tosuch mechanism and method for making the full-fashioned hosiery or blank therefor disclosed in my o o-pending application Ser. No. 700,193, filed November 29, 1933, as a continuation as to all common subject matter of my earlier co-pending applications Ser. No. 541,245, filed June 1,

'l0 1931; Ser. No. 613,244, iiled May 24, 1932, and Ser.

No. 645,919, led December 6, 1932.

In order that the principle of the-invention may be readilyv understood, I have disclosed in the accompanying drawings a single embodiment of -215 the mechanism of my invention, and whereby the mechanical method thereof may be carried out.

In said drawings: -v f Fig. l is a front elevation showing two sections and apart of a third section of a full-fashioned knitting machine constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a left hand end elevation of the mechanism shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, showing the needle bar cam and the presser cam and parts operated thereby;

Fig. 4 is avertical transverse section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, showing the catch bar cams and parts operated thereby;

of Fig. 1, showing the lapping cam and the parts moved thereby to swing the warp thread fingers between the needles;

Fig. 6 is a front elevation oi' the mechanism shown in Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the upper part of the mechanism shown in Figs. 5 and 6;

Fig. 8 is a detail in longitudinal section on the line 8-8 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 9 is a plan view of the so-called pattern cam and connections therefrom for imparting the endwise movements to the rod carrying the warp thread lingers;

Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the mechanism showninFig.9; g

Fig. 11 is a vertical transverse section on the line ll-ll of Fig. 10;

Fig. 12 is a front elevation to show the warp threadilngers, supporting means, etc. for one section of the machine;

Fig. 13 is'a plan view of the parts shown in Fig. l2;

ing point bars and the needle supporting mecha..

Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the une 5 5 nism to show the relative position the parts supported thereby;

Fig. 15 is a diagram to indicate the movements imparted to the warp thread fingers through the conjoint action of the lapping and pattern cam;

Fig. 16 is a plan view of the warp beam for one of the sections. and certain of the immediatey associated parts;

Fig. 17 is a plan view of one of the guide plates shown in 16, through openings the warp ends pass;

Fig. 18 is an end elevation of the warp beam tension rod andimmediately associated parts;

Fig. 19 is a vertical transverse section through a warp beam andthe associated tension rod;

Fig. 20 is a horizontal longitudinal section taken through one of the warp beams on the line 20-20,

Fig. 18:

Fig. 21 is a vertical cross section taken through a tension rod and the associated guide plate;

Fig. 22 is a plan view of the right hand end of the mechanism and particularly showing the screws and immediately associated parts for operating the narrowing points and the weft or body thread carriers;

shown in Fig. 22;

Figs. 25, 26, 27, 28, are somewhat diagrammatic views to indicate successive positions of a needle, 9 a transfer point and a sinker in the transferring of a stitch composed ot a portion of the weft thread and of the warp thread to the next adjacent Wale;

Vin which B5 Fig. 27a is a diagram for purposes of contrast 95 with Fig. 27 to show the prior art;

Fig. 29 is a detail of a portion of the resulting fabric of myV invention to show transferred stitches, in narrowing;

Figs. 33, 34, 35 and 36 are details in vertical section taken through the needle bar, catch bar and responding to each of the Figs. 25, 26. 27. 28;

sinker support. to show the position of parts cor- 

